Populated Places and Settlements in Cyprus from OpenStreetMap
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Description
OpenStreetMap data for Cyprus, last updated on 2026-05-14, provides a map of settlements and residential areas. It includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Create demographic context maps based on named settlements.
Perform settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects using the `place` and `landuse` tags.
Analyze population distribution patterns from residential area (`landuse=residential`) data.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete and require cross-checking with local knowledge.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 12:02:20.893472
Geography
Cyprus
License is ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.